Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Investigators Say They Know What Caused The Fire At A Houston Area Petrochemical Facility
HOUSTON (AP) – Local and federal investigators say a fire at a Houston-area petrochemical storage facility that burned for days in March was accidental and caused by equipment failure at a stora...
Dec 07, 2019
Pacific Gas & Electric Says It Has Reached a $13.5 Billion Settlement
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Pacific Gas and Electric says it has reached a $13.5 billion settlement that will resolve all major claims related to devastating wildfires blamed on its outdated equipment ...
Dec 07, 2019
Boeing Faces Possible Fine of Nearly $4 Million
Photo courtesy WFAA AP– Boeing faces a possible fine of nearly $4 million after safety regulators say the company installed faulty parts on the wings of some Boeing 737 jets. The Federal Aviatio...
Dec 07, 2019
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as part of its plan to conquer Southeast Asian territories; the raid, which claimed some 2,400 America...
Dec 07, 2019
Candidates Come to Area
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) The Dallas area is playing host to democratic presidential hopefuls this weekend. Long shot candidate Andrew Yang was in Dallas last night. Yang visited Gilley’s nightclub to ...
Dec 07, 2019
Suspicious Cancer Cluster in Houston
HOUSTON (AP) – Texas health officials have identified a cancer cluster in a north Houston neighborhood polluted by the wood preservative creosote from a nearby railroad operation. The Department...
Dec 06, 2019
Four Dead, Including Gunman, at Florida Navy Base; Suspect Believed to be Saudi Air Force Lieutenant
Courtesy CNN/WEAR Update at 2:00pm: Two U.S. officials have identified the shooter at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola as a second lieutenant in the Saudi Air Force. The officials say authorities ar...
Dec 06, 2019
Hood County Man Gives Jailhouse Interview About Killing His Wife
(WFAA) Hood County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Grandbury man provided gruesome jailhouse details about the death of his wife whose remains were found this week. 59-year old Edward Pautenis told says tha...
Dec 06, 2019
Uber Reports More Than 3,000 Sexual Assaults On 2018 Rides
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – In a long anticipated safety report, ride-sharing giant Uber says more than 3,000 sexual assaults were reported during its U.S. rides in 2018. That figure includes 235 rapes...
Dec 06, 2019
Bears Deal Cowboys Third Straight Loss
Zeke ElliottWFAA photo CHICAGO (AP) - Mitchell Trubisky threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score in the Chicago Bears' 31-24 victory over Dak Prescott and the slumping Dallas Cowboys on Thursd...
Dec 06, 2019
